Chapter 293: Response

The Special Forces marched on the road.

The survivors were protected in the middle.

Su Ming stayed half a step behind Lei Yu, his fingers lightly tapping the spear shaft, pondering how to make the best use of these people.

At the same time, he and Lei Yu chatted back and forth.

"Sir, why is the Investigation Bureau responding so quickly?"

Lei Yu heard that and, unusually, let out a snort of laughter.

"Didn't you notice?"

"The signals here and outside... are interconnected."

Three days ago.

At the moment the Blood Moon Descent occurred, the entire city fell into an unspeakable chaos.

The scarlet moon hung in the night sky like a giant eye from the Abyss, coldly overlooking the world.

Blinding red light enveloped the ground; anyone stared at by the red light had their bodies twist, skin split, organs evert, turning into nameless monsters.

Roars, screams, alarms, cries... all sounds intertwined, merging into a lament of despair.

And all of this, captured by countless terrified phone cameras, was streamed live onto the internet.

Inside the Hospital.

Liang Wen, having dealt with the surrounding monsters, dialed Wei Gong's phone.

On the other end, Wei Gong's voice carried an unusually urgent tone: "Liang Wen? How are things on your side?"

"The situation... is worse than we expected," Liang Wen inhaled deeply, trying to make his voice sound less weak, "It's a super‑large Weird Domain! The whole city is completely covered."

"Red‑light pollution, aberrations, Rule Ghost Story, infinitely proliferating monsters... this means many citizens will likely be killed or injured,"

Liang Wen spoke at a rapid pace, conveying everything he knew in the most concise way:

"Furthermore..."

His expression grew solemn, "Since my transmission got through, Wei Gong, you should also understand the current situation. The internet is already blowing up; everyone is livestreaming this apocalyptic feast via their phones."

After hanging up with Liang Wen, Wei Gong's voice instantly turned icy, issuing an unquestionable order: "Immediately block all livestream signals! Activate Level‑One information control protocol! Publicly claim... we are filming a super‑large disaster movie, all footage is special effects, to prevent panic from spreading!"

However, the situation inside the Blood Moon Weird Domain had already caused a brief chaos on the internet.

Even though the authorities promptly blocked the news... the situation still became known to other nations that understood the details.

Three days passed in an instant.

During the first two days, while maintaining contact with the authorities, Liang Wen tried to see if he could leave the Weird Domain, but failed.

Later, Investigation Bureau personnel attempted to send animals into the Weird Domain, and succeeded.

Research concluded that the Blood Moon Weird Domain only allows entry, not exit.

Based on past experience, perhaps a certain mechanism of the Weird Domain must be cracked to exit.

Therefore, after confirming that internal communications in the Weird Domain could still be maintained, Wei Gong decided to dispatch a small elite Special Forces unit to rescue survivors while penetrating the Weird Domain, meeting Liang Wen, and together uncovering the Core rules of the Weird Domain.

Lei Yu and his Hawk Squad are precisely this vanguard force.

"... so this is what you saw, the reason we could arrive so quickly," Lei Yu's voice broke Su Ming's reverie.

Su Ming's gaze fell on the survivors being escorted by the Special Forces ahead. They cried, stared blankly, or muttered complaints, like a flock of sheep driven into a pen.

A flock.

The word sprang in his mind, and he self‑mockingly twitched his mouth. He was no different, after all—just his own "sheep," knowing how to disguise and bide its chance.

The team arrived at a massive mall, which had been temporarily converted into a huge shelter, packed with terrified survivors. The air was thick with disinfectant, sweat, and an inescapable sense of despair.

"We've arrived," Lei Yu said in a deep voice, "You are safe for now."

Su Ming watched the numb or shattered faces, the eyes pressed together for warmth yet full of wariness.

This is the official "Safe Zone."

But as Su Ming kept looking at the increasingly familiar surroundings, his complexion gradually changed.